Kolkata is home to India's most revered Shakti temple — the Kalighat Kali Mandir — and the famous Dakshineswar Kali temple on the Hooghly River, made sacred by Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. As India's easternmost major city at 88.4°E, Kolkata has the earliest sunrise of all major Indian cities — up to 1 hour 18 minutes before Mumbai. Every Rahu Kaal calculation uses Kolkata's precise coordinates, giving exact timings for this uniquely early-sunrise city.
Astronomically precise Rahu Kaal timings for 25 major Indian cities.